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Crafting Iron And Other Stories, Bryana Michelle Fern
Crafting Iron And Other Stories, Bryana Michelle Fern
Master's Theses
The stories that follow in this collection attempt to reveal studies in characters facing loneliness, and to do so by following Alice Munro’s conception of plot—the notion that characters shape the plot according to their position in the various “rooms” of the story. Feelings of loneliness look different for everyone, and necessitate many different methods of filling that hole. In these stories, many variations of loneliness are explored. A Vietnam veteran struggles to find healing through the adoption of his young godson, whose father was his best friend in the war; a lady in Surrey, England, takes a trip in …
18 Dorset Ct., Allison Catherine Campbell
18 Dorset Ct., Allison Catherine Campbell
Dissertations
The following poems and essays were completed by the author between October 2012 and April 2016.
The Scripture Of Helices, Jessica M. Ramer
The Scripture Of Helices, Jessica M. Ramer
Master's Theses
This thesis comprises poems written during my two years of study for the Master of Arts Degree in English with a creative writing emphasis. The majority of the poems are written in either a received or contemporary form, although a substantial minority are written in free verse. Many of the poems deal with extreme circumstances such as combat and imprisonment. Others address family stresses due to birth, death, remarriage, and clashes of values. Some poems have a religious emphasis while others are firmly rooted in the natural world. All, however, are explorations of human nature.
Material Matters, Thomas George Holmes
Material Matters, Thomas George Holmes
Dissertations
Material Matters is a collection of original poems written by Thomas G. Holmes, while a doctoral student at The University of Southern Mississippi. The poems explore the materiality of writing.
Cacophony: Stories, Michael J. Goodwin
Cacophony: Stories, Michael J. Goodwin
Dissertations
Cacophony: Stories was written over three years in the Center for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi. The collection depicts middle-class characters disconnected from relationships, careers, and family. Each story explores disillusioned characters forced to confront a major moment in their lives from a bleak setting. Characters find varying degrees of success in forging an identity in the face of flawed existence. This existence lingers, producing an apathetic lifestyle where characters must act. These characters act passively through the narrative and the collection sees them forced to break away from their malaise. The collection aims to explore austere suburban …
Bildungsroman, Mary M. Spooner
Bildungsroman, Mary M. Spooner
Honors Theses
Bildungsroman is an original collection of poems exploring issues of womanhood, relationships, motherhood, and growth. The majority of poems in this collection are written in free verse; however, the collection also includes several formal poems. Bildungsroman is accompanied by a critical preface.